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    Assessment of the rate of adoption of improved crop technology in the Fadama III in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
    (U. P., 2018) Kainga, P. E.; Familisu, L. C.; Ogueri, E.
    The Fadama III project was aimed at increasing the output and income of farmers sustainably. This could be achieved by the use of improved crop technologies. These improved crop technologies will aid in the increase in farming production which is believed to bridge the gap between the demand for food and its supply. Hence the study assessed the rate of crop technology adoption by Fadama III users in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study identified the types of improved crop varieties adopted by farmers and determined the adoption rate of the improved crop technology by farmers’ age. Multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 138 respondents. Data collection was done using the questionnaire method and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that majority of the respondents were male (54.3%) between the ages 36-50 years (66.7%) and an average of 4 years of experience with Fadama III. Results also showed that plantain and cassava were the most improved crop varieties adopted by farmers. Use of fertilizer and adequate crop spacing were adopted mostly farmer between age group of 36-50 years. Therefore, the study concludes that the rate of adoption to improved crop technologies in Fadama III were relatively moderate and thus it was recommended that advisory services of the Fadama III project should further be strengthened in order to increase the rate of adoption of improved crop technologies in Bayelsa state.